[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1327]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        WAKE FOREST BASEBALL COACH DONATES KIDNEY TO OWN PLAYER

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I don't often talk about sports on the floor 
of the House, but sometimes a player, team or coach's actions are so 
exemplary that they must be recognized. Such is the case with Wake 
Forest University baseball coach Tom Walter. This week Coach Walter, in 
an act of profound personal sacrifice, donated one of his kidneys to 
Kevin Jordan, a freshman player on his team. Kevin Jordan suffered with 
failing kidneys and a donation was his only hope for a normal life. And 
before he even had a chance to swing his bat for Wake Forest, his coach 
stepped up and changed his life by offering one of his own kidneys.
  This is not your everyday ``take one for the team'' story. Rather, 
this is a story of a man of great character and generosity taking 
initiative to improve the life of a promising young man like Kevin 
Jordan.
  I want to wish both Kevin and Coach Walter a speedy recovery from 
their transplant surgeries and hope to see them one day soon on the 
ball diamond, winning games for Wake Forest.
  Coach Walter's example is more than inspirational--it is the very 
image of a life lived well, of putting others first. His family, his 
players, his friends and his community could not ask for a better man 
to call their own.

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